Description

Probably John Chesser, 1880-1881. 3-storey with basement and attic almost symmetrical 4-bay rectangular-plan pair of polygonal-roofed canted-bay houses. Polished, channelled sandstone ashlar, with polished dressings; droved at basement. Base course; corniced cill course to 1st floor (dentilled at 2 central bays), breaking forward at outer bays to form balcony; hoop-patterned iron balustrade at 1st floor cill course level, spanning width of building; band course below corniced cill course to 2nd floor; banded eaves course and cornice. Margins to openings, moulded and lugged, central bays at ground.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: bipartite window to bay to left at basement; part-glazed timber door to penultimate bay to left; window beneath oversailing platt and, between exposed rendered supports, to right; part-glazed timber door to right, with bipartite window to outer right; outer bays advanced; 2-leaf panelled timber door with large rectangular fanlight to bay to left at ground; modern window with plain apron to bay to right; single windows at central bays, 1st and 2nd floors above; segmental-headed dormers at roof; tripartite window to advanced outer bays at ground; canted bays, comprising 3 lights to front face, single lights at sides, to 1st and 2nd floors, outer bays; triangular-pedimented dormer to swept polygonal roof above.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: bull-faced squared and snecked sandstone rubble; windows (modern at ground) to each floor at central bays; polished cill course at 2nd floor; cornice; open triangular pediment to central bipartite at wallhead, with flanking stacks.

2-pane timber sash and case glazing. Grey slate roof with leaded ridges; tall coped wallhead and central ridge stacks; painted cast-iron rainwater goods.

RAILINGS: turned balusters to railings to street (set in coping) and to ashlar steps and entrance platt.

Statement of Interest

Part of New Town A-Group. John Chesser was the Superintendent of Works to George Heriot's Hospital between 1858 and 1889. During his term of office large quantities of Heriot's land were feued, including land in the W of Edinburgh. Chesser was responsible for preparing ground and elevation plans for the new buildings. Opulent interiors were designed for many of the houses.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17802571

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